Current Water & Sewer Rates

Please note that for customers outside city limits, rates and service charges are doubled. Volume and service charges for certain customers served by Durham County’s Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant may vary from this schedule. Call 919-560-1200 or e-mail CBSbilling for details if your bill is not calculated per the rates below.

Monthly Water Rates

Tier (per 100 cubic feet - ccf)

FY 16 Rates

FY 17 Rates

FY 18 Rates

FY 19 Rates*

Tier 1 (0 - 2 ccf)

$1.82

$1.88

$1.93

$1.95

Tier 2 (> 2 - 5 ccf)

$2.74

$2.83

$2.91

$2.94

Tier 3 (> 5 - 8 ccf)

$3.00

$3.10

$3.19

$3.22

Tier 4 (> 8 - 15 ccf)

$3.91

$4.06

$4.16

$4.21

Tier 5 (> 15 ccf)

$5.86

$6.07

$6.23

$6.30

Monthly Sewer Rates

Volume Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet

FY 16: $3.99

FY 17: $4.07

FY 18: $4.16

FY 19: $4.20*

Fixed Rates

Size

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

FY 2019*

4 or more persons in household

$35.91

$36.63

$37.44

$37.80

3 persons in household

$27.93

$28.49

$29.12

$29.40

1 or 2 persons in household

$19.95

$20.35

$20.80

$21.00

Durham County Sewer Customers rates are set annually by Durham County Commissioners. Visit the Durham County website for applicable rates.
*Effective for all bills issued on or after 8/1/18.
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Service Charges

Meter Size

FY 16
Water
Service
Charge

FY 16
Sewer
Service
Charge

FY 17
Water Service Charge

FY 17
Sewer Service Charge

FY 18
Water Service Charge

FY 18 Sewer Service Charge

FY 19
Water Service Charge**

FY 19 Sewer Service Charge**

5/8 inches

$6.72

$7.49

$6.92

$7.69

$7.15

$7.91

$7.32

$8.09

1 inches

$14.94

$16.69

$15.14

$16.89

$15.37

$17.11

$15.54

$17.29

1 ½ inches

$28.64

$32.01

$28.84

$32.21

$29.07

$32.43

$29.24

$32.61

2 inches

$45.08

$50.55

$45.28

$50.60

$45.51

$50.82

$45.68

$51.00

3 inches

$97.05

$109.09

$97.54

$109.64

$98.03

$110.19

$98.53

$110.75

4 inches

$165.86

$186.37

$166.69

$187.31

$167.53

$188.25

$168.37

$189.20

6 inches

$344.76

$387.59

$346.49

$389.53

$348.23

$391.48

$349.98

$393.44

8 inches

$496.13

$557.86

$498.62

$560.66

$501.12

$563.46

$503.63

$566.28

Greater than 8 inches

$795.84

$895.21

$796.04

$895.41

$796.27

$890.63

$796.44

$890.81

Service charges recover the costs of meter reading, meter maintenance, billing for water and sewer and some associated indirect costs performed by other city departments such as personnel, finance and treasury (for printing of the bills and cashiering, etc) as they support these specific functions.